Can you imagine all the dumb things we do with oil? We use it to make fertilizers most of which evaporate or run off. We use it to make plastic bags for God’s sake and then throw most of them in the dump. If we just cut our stupid usages and limited our oil consumption to the necessities like pharmceuticals we could easily cut our oil imports in half.
Eco-friendly reusable bags, plus facts & news on plastic bag issue
Billions of plastic bags are choking our planet. All of these “free” bags ultimately cost both consumers and the environment plenty:
Each year billions of bags end up as ugly litter.
- Eventually they break down into tiny toxic bits polluting our soil, river, lakes and oceans
- Production requires vast amounts of oil.
- Countless animals needlessly die each year. (more)
Since 2003 ReusableBags.com has been a major force providing facts and news on the global push to reduce plastic and paper bag consumption. Plus, simple actions you can take to help the cause.
As part of the solution our store features a wide range of reusable shopping bags and other innovative, practical products all designed to help people consume less, preserve natural resources and save money too.
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Even the grocery stores are getting into the act:
http://www.sustainableisgood.com/blog/2008/05/mystery-surroun.html
Mystery Surrounds New Whole Foods Reusable Bag
Mystery Surrounds New Whole Foods Reusable Bag
Whole Foods A Better Bag (photo: www.made-in-china.com)
When I started this story last month, I never expected a standard interview request with a designer to turn into a bureaucratic two-step that took us to China and back.
Austin-based Whole Foods Market officially phased out the use of plastic shopping bags on Earth Day last week.
In December Whole Foods announced their intention to eliminate plastic bags and unveiled their new reusable bag called “A Better Bag.” Following that announcement we reached out to the bag’s designer to learn more about the design and concept behind this colorful new bag.
The response we received may be an indication of just how important reusable bags are becoming for Whole Foods.
The colorful bags are quickly becoming the primary reusable bag the company sells, and their customers are embracing them thanks to their bright fun design, durability, low price and unique look and feel.
Perhaps an indicator of their popularity is the fact they are even selling on eBay.
A Better Bag was designed internally by Whole Foods staff who work on the company’s branded products. The bag’s graphic design depicts blues and greens and a fresh cut apple. Sustainable is Good attempted to obtain information on the bag’s artwork for this story. However the bag’s designer was unable to answer any questions, citing a strict non-disclosure policy Whole Foods maintains with its employees.
Sustainable is Good contacted the Whole Foods corporate office in March for information on the bag for our story. Initially we were turned down, being told the company doesn’t speak to “trade publications.” After some follow up we were then informed a “rare exception” was made at the approval of the director of PR for Whole Foods – the company would participate in our story.
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For more see:
www.bravenewleaf.com/environment/
www.shesabetty.typepad.com/
www.reusablebags.wordpress.com
www.reusablebags.com/store/shopping-sets-c-1.html
www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/5806
www.treehugger.com/files/
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Taking advantage of reusable bags is such an easy way to do something helpful, it’s unfortunate I don’t see many do it in my area (62704). I often hear from people that they own some, but forget them often. My solution is the chicobag. They collapse into a built-in pouch that literally fits into the palm of your hand, and they have a clip that lets you easily clip them on a belt-loop. I keep 3 in my car center console and clip them on my belt when shopping. They hold up well and are strong!
No I don’t work for them, but I get so many positive comments on them I thought I’d pass the link:
http://www.chicobag.com/
thanks chris for the valuable comment. believe it or not i have one clipped to my backdoor so i see it whenever i go out…i by the stores bags to (schnucks, iga, etc.) because it encourages them to produce more and they are only a $. i keep them in the trunk so they are always there. this wastes a little gas to transport them but geez i only have 4.